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EP About this file: EP1512215

EP1512215 - ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER DEVICES FOR MOVING FLUID [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.06.2012
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SRI International
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
[2011/33]
Former [2005/10]For all designated states
Sri International
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PELRINE, Ronald, E.
802 Owl Drive
Louisville, CO 80027 / US
02 / KORNBLUH, Roy, David
260 Palo Alto Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
03 / STANFORD, Scott, E.
967 Oregon Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
04 / PEI, Qibing
46710 Paseo Padre Parkway
Fremont, CA 94539 / US
05 / HEYDT, Richard
1090 Guinda Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
06 / ECKERLE, Jospeh, S.
Star Route, Box 20
Redwood City, CA 94025 / US
07 / HEIM, Jonathan, R.
61 Clarendon Road
Pacifica, CA 94044 / US
 [2005/10]
Representative(s)Lotze, Rüdiger, et al
Bayer MaterialScience AG BMS-ADM-LP-PL Building Q 18
51368 Leverkusen / DE
[2011/09]
Former [2006/38]Duxbury, Stephen
Arnold & Siedsma Isartorplatz 5
80331 München / DE
Former [2006/20]Stuttard, Garry Philip
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Former [2005/10]Browne, Robin Forsythe, Dr.
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date03745165.518.03.2003
[2005/10]
WO2003US08703
Priority number, dateUS20020365472P18.03.2002         Original published format: US 365472 P
US2002015444921.05.2002         Original published format: US 154449
[2005/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03081762
Date:02.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1512215
Date:09.03.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.10.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1512215
Date:17.08.2011
Language:EN
[2011/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.10.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.08.2007
ClassificationIPC:H02N1/00, H01L41/09, H01L41/16
[2005/10]
CPC:
A61M5/142 (EP,US); A61M5/14212 (EP,US); A61M60/148 (EP,US);
A61M60/178 (EP,US); A61M60/196 (EP,US); A61M60/268 (EP,US);
A61M60/454 (EP,US); A61M60/894 (EP,US); A63H3/365 (EP,US);
F02G1/043 (EP,US); F04B17/00 (EP,US); F04B35/00 (EP,US);
F04B35/04 (EP,US); F04B35/045 (EP,US); F04B43/043 (EP,US);
F04B43/08 (EP,US); F04B43/084 (EP,US); F04B43/09 (EP,US);
F04B43/095 (EP,US); F04B43/14 (EP,US); F04D33/00 (EP,US);
F15C5/00 (EP,US); F16F15/005 (EP,US); H02N11/006 (EP,US);
H04R19/02 (EP,US); A61M2205/0283 (EP,US); A61M5/14216 (EP,US);
A61M5/14224 (EP,US); A61M5/14236 (EP,US); A61M5/14276 (EP,US);
B60G2400/60 (EP,US); B60G2401/11 (EP,US); B60G2401/23 (EP,US);
B60G2500/20 (EP,US); F01L2301/00 (EP,US); F02G2243/52 (EP,US);
F05C2225/08 (EP,US); F25B9/14 (EP,US); H04R23/00 (EP,US);
Y10S310/80 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/10]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ELEKTROAKTIVE POLYMEREINRICHTUNGEN FÜR BEWEGLICHE FLUIDE[2005/10]
English:ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER DEVICES FOR MOVING FLUID[2005/10]
French:DISPOSITIFS DE POLYMERE ELECTRO-ACTIF POUR DEPLACEMENT DE FLUIDE[2005/10]
Entry into regional phase08.09.2004National basic fee paid 
08.09.2004Search fee paid 
08.09.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
08.09.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.09.2004Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.09.2004Examination requested  [2005/10]
05.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.04.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.03.2011Fee for grant paid
21.03.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.04.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
Divisional application(s)EP10012710.9  / EP2317639
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  05.10.2007
Opposition(s)21.05.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/30]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
22.06.2011Request for further processing filed
22.06.2011Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
14.07.2011Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
09.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
08.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.200705   M06   Fee paid on   08.05.2007
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.03.2003
AT17.08.2011
CY17.08.2011
CZ17.08.2011
EE17.08.2011
FI17.08.2011
IT17.08.2011
RO17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
SI17.08.2011
SK17.08.2011
TR17.08.2011
BG17.11.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
LU18.03.2012
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT17.08.2011
CY17.08.2011
CZ17.08.2011
EE17.08.2011
FI17.08.2011
IT17.08.2011
RO17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
SI17.08.2011
SK17.08.2011
TR17.08.2011
BG17.11.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
LU18.03.2012
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2014/21]AT17.08.2011
CY17.08.2011
CZ17.08.2011
EE17.08.2011
FI17.08.2011
IT17.08.2011
RO17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
SI17.08.2011
SK17.08.2011
TR17.08.2011
BG17.11.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2013/29]AT17.08.2011
CY17.08.2011
CZ17.08.2011
EE17.08.2011
FI17.08.2011
IT17.08.2011
RO17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
SI17.08.2011
SK17.08.2011
BG17.11.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2013/07]AT17.08.2011
CY17.08.2011
CZ17.08.2011
EE17.08.2011
FI17.08.2011
IT17.08.2011
RO17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
SI17.08.2011
SK17.08.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
CH31.03.2012
LI31.03.2012
MC31.03.2012
Former [2012/47]AT17.08.2011
CY17.08.2011
CZ17.08.2011
EE17.08.2011
FI17.08.2011
IT17.08.2011
RO17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
SI17.08.2011
SK17.08.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
MC31.03.2012
Former [2012/23]AT17.08.2011
CY17.08.2011
CZ17.08.2011
EE17.08.2011
FI17.08.2011
IT17.08.2011
RO17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
SI17.08.2011
SK17.08.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
Former [2012/21]AT17.08.2011
CY17.08.2011
CZ17.08.2011
FI17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
SI17.08.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
Former [2012/12]AT17.08.2011
CY17.08.2011
FI17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
SI17.08.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
Former [2012/11]AT17.08.2011
FI17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
SI17.08.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
Former [2012/10]FI17.08.2011
SE17.08.2011
GR18.11.2011
PT19.12.2011
Former [2012/09]FI17.08.2011
PT19.12.2011
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 [X]WO0159852  (STANFORD RES INST INT [US], et al);
 [X]US2002013545  (SOLTANPOUR DAVID [US], et al)
International search[A]US3050034  (BENTON ROBERT C);
 [A]US4284921  (LEMONON CLAIRE, et al);
 [A]US5481152  (BUSCHULTE RAINER [DE]);
 [A]US5509888  (MILLER PAUL L [US]);
 [A]US5933170  (TAKEUCHI YUKIHISA [JP], et al);
 [A]US6093995  (LAZARUS KENNETH B [US], et al);
 [A]US6343129  (PELRINE RONALD E [US], et al);
 [A]US6435840  (SHARMA RAVI [US], et al);
 [AE]US6545384  (PELRINE RONALD E [US], et al)
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